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News, analysis and commentary from someone who has covered the Washington Nationals since Day 1Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:23:20 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Albertohttp://natsinsider.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really/comment-page-1/#comment-9677
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:16:01 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9594Hey Anon 1:34You stupid idiot jerk.There is not a lot of hype coming from the Nationals, and they never told us any of those things. You imagined these things.Find another board please.
]]>By: The Great Unwashedhttp://natsinsider.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really/comment-page-1/#comment-9551
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:51:27 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9551Okay, Bowdenball. You can differentiate the pitchers all you want but they're still substandard as a whole so I don't think it makes a difference how you rank them.I have to disagree with you about Stammen though. Whatever strikeouts he was getting got lost underneath all the times he got lit up. All he did was show he had no confidence in his pitches because he was constantly pitching away from hitters and trying to be too fine. Then he'd be in a full count and have to throw a strike, and we all know the rest. That's why he struggled. And that mentality is pervasive amongst the pitching staff. There are just too many of those types in the starting rotation. I think the front office knows that, but it's not going to get any better until they make a real, solid investment in the pitching staff. Then we can have the Lannan and J.D. Martin types as filler because they'll be outnumbered. Because the pitching staff has to be so fine, they walk this constant tightrope every game, and if they give up more than three runs, they've lost the game. Part of the blame goes to the line up because they have to provide run support, but what I'm saying is the starters have no margin for error because they're not dominant.
]]>By: cadeck13http://natsinsider.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really/comment-page-1/#comment-9548
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:38:50 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9548Yeah, the losing streak has brought out the worst in all of us. I think the fact that we were playing .500 ball & better and then losing to teams we were "supposed to beat" Astros & Indians and now having SS in the big leagues and all the excitement there and now being in this skid, well, it's just disappointing.Quick question, why doesn't our offense adjust to pitchers better? Yes, I was listening to Dibble yesterday…and it did make sense and I have heard Ray Knight say the same thing, move up or back in the box, choke up on the bat, etc. but don't just stand there and watch the ball go by….just wondering out loud.
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:35:59 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9547@Bowdenball-I think Stammen has the best arm of the bunch and I think he could make the team if switched to the bullpen. He actually strikes out fewer than Chico or Martin.
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:30:08 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9546This is a very good rotation when they are all healthy and hopefully this is the August 1st rotation and until then it is going to be trying times:1) Strasburg2) Jordan ZimmermannThis is your middle rotation:3) OlsenThis is the back-end of your rotation:4) Detwiler5) Livan Hernandez
]]>By: NatsJack in Floridahttp://natsinsider.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really/comment-page-1/#comment-9545
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:28:31 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9545And referencing a Jim Bowden comment from 5 years ago about Desmond….. please… give me a break.
]]>By: NatsJack in Floridahttp://natsinsider.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really/comment-page-1/#comment-9544
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:26:45 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9544I gotta admit. I thought the Morgan comment was pretty funny. This guy must buy into all those MASN commercials.
]]>By: Anonymoushttp://natsinsider.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really/comment-page-1/#comment-9543
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:20:50 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9543Laughable, what are you the WE WERE TOLD hypnotized robot. WE WERE TOLD, WE WERE TOLD, WE WERE CONSTANTLY TOLD.I will tell you this so you can quote it as YOU WERE TOLD: Livo is showing his age again, Kennedy is a dud, WillieHarris is a bust this year, Lannan right now is a AAA pitcher, and other than that it is a good team that has to step it up.Rizzo and Riggleman get paid to do it.Not sure who TOLD you otherwise.Stil laughing about this:"We were told the electrifying Nyjer Morgan was the leader of the team and would lead us to glory this year."
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:18:58 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9542Man, this place has gotten really angry. In the last thread I simply questioned people who were raving about Guzman(!) and got a bunch of STFUs and other slams for it, and it looks like it's just getting worse in here. Gotta be the losing streak has got us all a little edgy, right? Maybe we should all remember that a baseball team is never as good as they appear to be when they're winning, nor as bad as they appear to be when they're losing. Alexva and unwashed- I think you guys are correct for the most part that we have a lot of bottom of the rotation borderline guys, but I do think that if that's all we have for now, it's worthwhile to try to differentiate between them. But they're not all exactly the same. Stammen can strike guys out. Martin can a little bit too, and he has shown amazing control. I think both of them have better peripherals then Atilano, both in the majors and in the minors in recent years when you consider level of competition and sample size. Your mileage may vary.
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:06:28 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9541Stammen=Chico=Martin=Atilano. They all battle, have hot streaks and have cold streaks. They're 4-5 starters…Alexva, you hit the nail on the head. With the exception of Strasburg (who will probably struggle at some point, let's be real) the Nats rotation is a collection of pitch to contact, must have superb location or get lit up, non-dominant soft-tossers. When that's your pitching staff, you're hosed. And that's where we are. And we're gonna stay there until the front office plunks down some real money for a better pitching staff instead of dumpster diving for potential reclamation projects. Until then, don't expect the Nats to DFA every underperformer. They don't have anyone else. And don't trot out the old, "What about xxx player in the minors?" They're in the minors for a reason.Someone even suggested that Zimm would be gone in the next few years. Get real, he's just in a slump but he'll work his way out of it. Slumps are part of the game; even the best players go through them. Besides, the only way Zimm will be gone in the next few years is if the Nats go cheap and he ends up wearing pinstripes.
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:01:03 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9540Hey, anon @ 2:41, what are you the Authority on the Nats? Mr. Research? Okay, Mr. Research, how about emailing Rizzo instead of wasting your time posting here where each blogger is entitled to an opinion.
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:41:29 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9539Anon at 1:52, who TOLD you all this, your mommy?Do some of you ever do research before you write?Lannan's one advantage was in his lefty matchups and lefties are hitting .373 against him while righties are .313. That is super bad.Stammen got his 2nd and 3rd chances already and blew it. He hasn't proven anything yet to show he can shine so why would anyone that follows this team suggest Stammen get another shot this soon?Detwiler gets the next opportunity and obviously someone gets sent down.I think JD Martin has great upside and Atilano needs to develop further so I see Lannan clearly as the odd man out as he can't make it thru the 5th inning anymore.
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:40:53 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9538Make that "hope" to have the hot hand
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:39:46 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9537Stammen=Chico=Martin=Atilano. They all battle, have hot streaks and have cold streaks. They're 4-5 starters and with Marquis and Olsen in the mix were not going to me counted on to carry the load. Add an ineffective Lannan(IMO due to injury) and the picture is bleak. Hope is in the form of Strasburg and JZimm and to a lesser extent Dewtiler and Wang for 2011.In the meantime we can only hop to have the hot hand of the group on the mound at the right time.
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:21:27 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9536Count me with the guys who'd like to see Stammen get another shot in the rotation. The guy's got several years of results suggesting that he's a decent major-league level arm; not a star by any means, but he can miss bats and doesn't need to rely solely on luck and defense to get outs. But what's really been lost is how great J.D. Martin has pitched. One walk in three outings? Such a shame that his last outing was lost in the weeds of the Nats' collapse. The kid deserves a little more love from the fan base.
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:06:22 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9535Hopefully, the Nats have not been using the mindset of pundits and fans thinking that June would be an easy month because it obviously has not been an easy one! You have to play all 162 games with the same heart and you have to think you can win every game no matter who the opponent is! Right now I think the Nats only think they can win 40% of the time so they are not trrying hard day in and day out
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:02:46 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9534Almost Everyone commenting in the Nats Blogosphere sees Lannan and has posted a polar opposite opinion of him to Jim Riggleman.This team has to shake it up and as they say, "Lannan aint cutting it". Lannan was never an Ace in a real baseball person's eyes. He was a #4 starter thrust to the top of the rotation because the rotation was so weak. That doesn't make you and Ace just the #1 starter and the 2 are not the same.The only reason Lannan has stayed is because of his W/L record and now that it is a L/W record he has to go figure it out in AAA.Sorry to be so harsh, but this team was moving ahead and just stalled. How do you get a stalled car to go? Either call the tow truck and send it in for repairs or figure it out on your own. The tow truck is hooked up to this team and it needs some repairs!
]]>By: NatsJack in Floridahttp://natsinsider.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really/comment-page-1/#comment-9533
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:54:42 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9533I've got to agree with you raymitten, Chico deserves a shot to REPLACE Lannan. And the next time Atilano fails to get past 5 innings, Stammen needs to get back in the rotation.These guys have to understand that the pressure is on to produce CONSITANTLY and not once every 3 or 4 starts.
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:52:31 +0000http://natsinsider.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/easy-schedule-not-really#comment-9532We've been sold a lot of hype.We were told Desmond was another Derek Jeter.We were told the electrifying Nyjer Morgan was the leader of the team and would lead us to glory this year.We were told we had a really fast team that would steal lots and lots of bases.We were told Lannan was an ace-quality pitcher.We were told that our hitting instructor would bring us to new levels of greatness. (What we have now is Dunn and Zimm, who lead the league in ability-to-grimace after watching called third strikes.)We were told we would have a much, much better defensive team–no more leading the league in errors.We were told how nice it was to have the elements of a solid rotation on the first day of spring training.We were CONSTANTLY told the low-character guys were gone, the high-character guys are here, and that the high-character guys would make sure we would NEVER see the kind of stuff we now see on a daily basis.We were told what a great investment the contract with Willie Harris was, and then treated to a winter of comments and stories about him potentially becoming a starter for the Nats this year.Yes, we were told Stras, Pudge and the bullpen were the real deal. I'm happy for all that. But this franchise is absolutely full of holes on offense, defense, baserunning, and pitching…and by the time Bryce Harper gets here, I'm betting Zimm, Dunn, Guzman, Willingham, Pudge, and several key pitchers will be out the door, or on their way out the door.Bowden left, but the hype machine continues to churn.
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